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<\/a>Vein scans and eye checks were on the schedule today as the Expedition 59<\/a> crew continues ongoing biomedical studies. The International Space Station<\/a> is also getting ready to host a sixth spacecraft when it arrives next week.<\/p>\n Scientists have been observing the space residents all week as they seek to understand the effects of the upward flow of body fluids in space. Flight Engineer Anne McClain<\/a> worked on the Fluid Shifts<\/a> experiment again today attaching body electrodes to NASA astronaut Nick Hague<\/a> and conducting ultrasound scans of his veins. She also peered into his eyes using optical tomography coherence hardware. Results may help flight surgeons prevent the increased head and eye pressure caused by the upward fluid shifts astronauts report in space.<\/p>\n NASA is also learning how to support longer human missions farther out into space. Feeding crews without expensive cargo missions and fuel-consuming inventories is critical. As a result, the station provides a variety of greenhouse facilities for plant cultivation and research. Christina Koch<\/a> of NASA set up new botany hardware today to enable the ongoing research and harvesting of lettuce and mizuna<\/a> in space.<\/p>\n The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is due to liftoff Tuesday at 4:21 a.m. EDT<\/a> on its 17th<\/sup> contracted cargo mission to the station. Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques<\/a> is training to capture Dragon with the Canadarm2 robotic arm when it arrives Thursday May 2 at 6:50 a.m. A pair of new experiments it is delivering will explore atmospheric carbon dioxide<\/a> as well as X-ray frequency communication<\/a> techniques.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vein scans and eye checks were on the schedule today as the Expedition 59<\/a> crew continues ongoing biomedical studies. The International Space Station<\/a> is also getting ready to host a sixth spacecraft when it arrives next week.<\/p>\n Scientists have been observing the space residents all week as they seek to understand the effects of the upward flow of body fluids in space. Flight Engineer Anne McClain<\/a> worked on the Fluid Shifts<\/a> experiment again today attaching body electrodes to NASA astronaut Nick Hague<\/a> and conducting ultrasound scans of his veins. She also peered into his eyes using optical tomography coherence hardware. Results may help flight surgeons prevent the increased head and eye pressure caused by the upward fluid shifts astronauts report in space.<\/p>\n NASA is also \u2026 Continue reading Biomedical and Botany Research Today as Station Preps for Sixth Spacecraft<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>The aurora australis, also known as the \u201csouthern lights\u201d, is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia. <\/p>\n